After reading

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘copy’ and ‘right’.

• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.

• Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

• Share your questions with other classmates / groups.

• Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: Compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the gap fill. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. STUDENT “BOOKS” SURVEY: Write down questions about books, Google Print, libraries and copyright.

• Ask other classmates your questions and note down their answers.

• Go back to your original partner / group and compare your findings.

• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

6. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:

freely arms akin university legitimately suspended

irked onus breakneck safeguard partners discover

Discussion

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1. What were your initial thoughts on this headline?

2. Did the headline make you want to read the article?

3. What are your thoughts on Google Print?

4. Do you think all books should be freely available online?

5. Google says putting books online will increase book sales. What do you think?

6. Google wants to put as much of the world’s information and knowledge on the Web. What do you think of this?

7. If all books are online, libraries might disappear. Do you think this is good?

8. Would you make regular use of Google Print?

9. How often do you visit libraries?

10. How often do you buy books?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

1. Did you like reading this article?

2. What do you think about what you read?

3. Do you think publishing companies will survive?

4. Would you like to switch to downloadable E-books or do you prefer paper?

5. Do you think authors would like their books available to the whole world on Google Print?

6. Do you think copyright laws are fair?

7. Have you ever broken copyright laws by photocopying books?

8. Do you think Google will help increase world literacy?

9. When was the last time you were up in arms over something?

10. Did you like this discussion?

AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.

1. What question would you like to ask about this topic?

2. What was the most interesting thing you heard?

3. Was there a question you didn’t like?

4. Was there something you totally disagreed with?

5. What did you like talking about?

6. Do you want to know how anyone else answered the questions?

7. Which was the most difficult question?